J-20... The New Generation Fighter III
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PikeCowboy
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the j-20 is certainly a sexy beast... the designers over at Chengdu 've certainly outdone them selves
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SteelBird
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It's the first time I hear people call the J-20 sexy. In my opinion, J-20 looks unbalance with light head and heavy butt. Further, the body of that beast is a bit too long and too narrow for its length. Finally, the canopy looks odd as it is not streamline as other birds (i.e. F-22) do.
PS. One more point, the covers of the landing gears are too big and near the ground when opening. They look like they would touch the ground any time.
PS. One more point, the covers of the landing gears are too big and near the ground when opening. They look like they would touch the ground any time.
Oh I don't know, in the air with landing gear retracted it certainly looks good like a long sword, among the best looking planes out there. I like its sleekness which it shares with the F-22 and it works the long look well compared to raptor and T-50 which are more on the wide side.
I personally love the shape of the plane's DSI, certainly one of the more unique looks out there.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
I think people look at it and it looks intimidating especially the front view. I don't know if the PLAAF will ever do this but if they painted jaws on it with each corner towards the DSI bumps, it would look like a big cheeky smile coming up your six. A comment to one of Sweetman's articles said it looks scary.
personally, i never really understood the point of calling planes or other non shaggable objects as sexy, so idk what steelbird's idea of a sexy plane is. But really, do people find planes desirable in a u-sex-me-up kinda way? Or is it just me? J-20 is a cool looking plane though, if i say so myself.
MiG-29
Banned Idiot
is just esthetics, i like the F-22`s nose and radome, plus its body is nice.
The J-20 it is okay but i like more the J-10S, i feel it is nicer looking, DSI intakes are not the ones i really like, specially that forward swept, i do not like it, that is the reason i do not like the F-35 too much.
But everything is in the eye of the beholder, some will like the J-20 others not, but each aircraft has its own beauty.
CottageLV
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I feel J20 looks more alive, more similar to a living animal. It's also more masculine. But I still feel the rear end near the engine was a half ass job by the designer.
F22 on the other hand looks a bit like it's designed early stage computer software, which it was. It's too lego like.
F22 on the other hand looks a bit like it's designed early stage computer software, which it was. It's too lego like.
Quickie
Colonel
The maker of the J-20 would likely design the aircraft based on performance requirement alone, just like they do for other earlier gen aircrafts. To them, how it'll turn out aesthetically is almost irrelevant. I suspect American aircraft designers work towards making an aircraft that meets both the performance and aesthetics department.
CottageLV
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True, somehow almost all NATO weapons (Especially US) always look good. Hard to find any truly ugly ones. On the other hand, I think Su27 is the only good looking weapon that ever came out of USSR.
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